If you are visiting Washington DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival, take time to visit the Kenwood neighborhood 30 minutes away in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Kenwood cherry blossoms typically bloom a few days to a week after the Tidal Basin cherry blossoms, but they are just as beautiful.
The best spot to park for the Kenwood cherry blossoms is near Capital Crescent Trail. From there, it is a short walk down the trail to enter the neighborhood.
You really can’t go wrong wandering the streets of Montgomery County’s Kenwood neighborhood during cherry blossom season.
Brookside Drive is lined with the cherry blossoms but has more traffic as a main thoroughfare. Kennedy Drive is another popular street for the flowers with a little park where you can picnic or relax and enjoy the beauty of the flowers.